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Some of Scotland’s island communities are so reliant on the public sector for employment that the state accounts for almost 40 per cent of the jobsTimes photographer, James Glossop

Hamish Macdonell

Published at 12:01AM, January 18 2013

Scotland’s economy is becoming increasingly divided with rural areas now far
more dependent on the public sector for employment compared with their urban
counterparts, according to new figures.

The statistics, published by the Cabinet Office in Whitehall, revealed that
some of Scotland’s island communities were so reliant on the public sector
for employment that the state accounted for almost 40 per cent of the jobs.
The figures also showed that, overall, Scotland is becoming slightly less
dependent on the public sector for employment as cuts start to bite.